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Act now on lead in drinking water and pipe installations

Published on: 01/12/2023

Nation states at the 2023 UN Water Conference in New York including Uganda made a collective pledge as the international community to restrict the use of lead in drinking water supply systems. But this pledge is not yet known globally, regionally and locally. Read more...

Mali : ouverture officielle du Bureau de IRC WASH

Published on: 08/09/2022

IRC Mali ouvre ses portes aux services étatiques et à la société civile. Read more...

Can you strengthen WASH systems in fragile states?

Published on: 03/12/2019

Lessons from the Central African Republic and Mali. Report of a WASH debate. Read more...

A deep dive into WASH in health care facilities and schools

Published on: 28/11/2019

This #GivingTuesday we give more information on the global status, what IRC does and could do. Read more...

Blended finance: is it all in a mix?

Published on: 14/12/2018

De-risking investments by building capacities and subsidising interest. Report of an IRC-NWP WASH Debate. Read more...

‘Without monitoring we won’t reach the Sustainable Development Goals’

Published on: 05/02/2018

Before 2021, national monitoring systems should be able to measure effectively how countries are doing in delivering water, sanitation and hygiene, IRC Burkina Faso Country director Juste Nansi states. Read more...

Civil society organisations in West and Central Africa push for right to water and sanitation

Published on: 17/02/2017

Sharing advocacy practices and challenges, and making connections. Read more...